Monsieur St. Albert marries for love rather than for financial gain. His wife is an amiable woman who is his equal in social rank but not his superior in fortune. Therefore, they have much in common and live in joy and mutual affection.

2. Does Monsieur Quesnel, Emily's maternal uncle and Monsieur St. Albert's brother-in-law, marry for love or for financial gain?

Monsieur Quesnel, Emily's maternal uncle and Monsieur St. Albert's brother-in-law, marries for financial gain. His bride is an Italian heiress. She is a vain and frivolous woman, but Monsieur Quesnel prospers financially and socially by their marriage.

3. What mysterious things happen while Emily and her parents visit the fishing-house in Chapter One?

Two mysterious things happen while Emily and her parents visit the fishing-house in Chapter One. First, Emily finds a sonnet written on the wainscot, a sonnet she suspects is about her. Second, her mother's locket with a miniature of Emily is missing. Emily suspects the mysterious poet and thief are the same person.